Psych Alive!
I'm interning at The Glendon Association and their self help website is called Psych Alive, and some really smart people write really good articles there.
I'm really interesting but the blog's not about me. Sometimes I will reblog stuff I think is cool though because that's just how I roll. I also run this other blog that's about growing food in cities, and people must like it because I have around 15,000 followers for some reason.
There are a lot of suicidally depressed people on Tumblr. You can search for tags like "depression" and "suicide" and "cutting" and "selfharm" and see for yourself. If you're one of those people, you can always call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433). If you know somebody who is struggling with these issues, there are lots of resources at psychalive.org to help you figure out what the best course of action is. Just remember that you are not your thoughts or feelings, and they don't have to control you. Easier said than done. Thanks for reading, and please follow the blog!
Our culture tends to view moodiness and particularly depression in a negative way, as if there’s something wrong with you if you’re depressed. It would be nice if people were more understanding and compassionate, but we can’t expect society to change just so we can be happy… In the meantime, the best we can do is develop coping strategies for ourselves based on the patterns we observe in how our moodiness works within ourselves. This is a great article about how to deal with your depression:
Eight Ways To Actively Fight Depression.
This has been helpful for me, and I score for moderate to severe depression. It’s definitely “chemical” for me (whatever that means) but I choose not to take antidepressants. I’ve found that the kind of things the article talks about are good enough for me. No judgment on anybody who takes medicine for their moods though, more power to you for reaching out to yourself…
